GB Magazine October 2021 | Page 40

Children

# ChildSavedNotSold JOIN IN THE GALA THAT IS SAVING LIVES

Juan Barba , Stephanie Myers , Joseph Travers Stephanie Brown and Toshiro Carrington with Bodhi

Saved In America ’ s 4th Annual # ChildSavedNotSold fundraising dinner will take place on Thursday , November 4 , 2021 , at the US Grant Hotel . The event will feature keynote speaker , Mark A . Morgan , who was appointed by the President of the United States in 2019 to serve as the acting Director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement , Acting Commissioner of the Customs and Border Protection , who previously served 20 years as a Special Agent with the FBI , a Los Angeles Police Department Officer , and a 10-year veteran , active duty and reserve , of the United States Marine Corps .

At no charge to families , Saved In America ( SIA ) volunteers to assist parents and law enforcement to locate missing , runaway and exploited children – the groups most vulnerable to sexual trafficking . For victims of sexual exploitation , SIA assists in procuring legal representation , safe housing , and rehabilitative therapy . Since December 2014 , SIA has assisted in the investigation and recovery of more than 250 children nationwide . 60 % of all recovered children were found before being trafficked .
The dinner will recognize Honorary Chair , A-1 Self Storage ; “ Defenders ” Papa Doug Manchester , businessman , philanthropist and nominated to be the U . S . Ambassador to the Bahamas in 2017 , and Jack
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